Chuck Ross

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Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

DirecTV Subscribers to Be Hit with Price Hike in 2013

DirecTV subscribers will get hit with a price hike in 2013, B&C reports. Citing rising costs of programming, the company said it will hit customers with an average increase of 4.5%, according to the report. The new prices will go…

Lessons to Take Away From the Year in TV — From Technology to Song-and-Dance Shows, Everything About the Medium Is in Flux

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age If 2012 taught us anything about TV, it was that anyone who still thinks this technology should be centered around a family watching in the living room at a preordained moment is stuck in a time…

TV Industry Learned a Lot in 2012, Including Lessons About Zombies and DVRs

The television industry is wrapping up 2012 after learning some lessons about how audiences’ tastes are changing, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. "If 2012 taught us anything about TV, it was that anyone who still thinks this technology should…

‘Downton Abbey’ Star Explains His Decision to Leave

Dan Stevens, one of the stars of the British historical drama "Downton Abbey," tells the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper that he had decided to leave the show before the third season started taping because he wanted to pursue other work. "We…

With Spinoff Looming, Starz Faces Questions About Its Future

Pay-television channel Starz will become a standalone company early next year, when its parent company, Liberty Media, spins it off. But the channel faces some uncertainty and questions about its future, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. "Its…

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Trying to Rescue Troubled Coffee Company

"Grey’s Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey has made a bid to buy a Seattle-based coffee company that filed for bankruptcy protection in October, reports the Associated Press. Dempsey said he wants to rescue the coffee-house chain Tully’s Coffee and save more…

‘Mockingbird Lane,’ NBC’s Remake of ‘The Munsters,’ Is Officially Dead

"Mockingbird Lane," NBC’s dramatic remake of the classic TV comedy "The Munsters," is officially dead, reports Deadline.com. Bryan Fuller, creator and executive producer, wrote on Twitter, "NBC not moving forward with #MockingbirdLane. From producers and cast, thank you all for…